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All my life I've been pretty personable. I've always had lots of friends, and generally get along well with most people. However, the big exception to this is authority figures. Weather it's teachers, my parents, employers, faculty, or even law enforcement, I eventually run into issues more often than not.
My relationships with them start off pleasant, but typically devolve into antagonism within ~6 months.
I'm a hard worker, and I get things done, but I've always done things "my way". If I see a better way to do things, I do it that way. If I think a policy is unfair, inefficient, or straight up bs, I'll find a better way to do things. I'm not a bum, I don't exploit my employers or waste their time, in fact, I'm usually trying to find ways to maximize the value of my time, not diminish it. I don't steal, I don't misuse company property/resources, I don't lie, and I treat all customers/clients with respect. I feel like most of us around have this work ethic and mindset.
As much as I wish I didn't care, I feel guilty and ashamed when I have issues with an authority figure. I don't understand why most of my colleagues like me, most of my customers/clients like me, and yet, most of my bosses don't. After just 4 months at my new job, I got the (what feels like inevitable) "we need to talk" phone call yesterday. Just very small minor mistakes and deviations from policy that add up until they reach a tipping point.
Has anyone else had this issue? Is it something that affected you in your entrepreneurship journey, or was it mostly isolated to bosses?
My relationships with them start off pleasant, but typically devolve into antagonism within ~6 months.
I'm a hard worker, and I get things done, but I've always done things "my way". If I see a better way to do things, I do it that way. If I think a policy is unfair, inefficient, or straight up bs, I'll find a better way to do things. I'm not a bum, I don't exploit my employers or waste their time, in fact, I'm usually trying to find ways to maximize the value of my time, not diminish it. I don't steal, I don't misuse company property/resources, I don't lie, and I treat all customers/clients with respect. I feel like most of us around have this work ethic and mindset.
As much as I wish I didn't care, I feel guilty and ashamed when I have issues with an authority figure. I don't understand why most of my colleagues like me, most of my customers/clients like me, and yet, most of my bosses don't. After just 4 months at my new job, I got the (what feels like inevitable) "we need to talk" phone call yesterday. Just very small minor mistakes and deviations from policy that add up until they reach a tipping point.
Has anyone else had this issue? Is it something that affected you in your entrepreneurship journey, or was it mostly isolated to bosses?
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